This week on the blog, a break in our normally scheduled content for a short post to try to explain some of the complexities of what is happening in Ukraine, particularly for those 'just tuning in' as it were.
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One comment I'm seeing a lot of boils down to "but don't you know Ukraine has problems too?"
And yes. Ukraine has corruption problems, it's civil institutions aren't perfect.
But does a country have to be perfect in order to deserve to live in peace?
And yes. Ukraine has corruption problems, it's civil institutions aren't perfect.
But does a country have to be perfect in order to deserve to live in peace?
What Ukraine isn't: it isn't a Nazi state, like Putin says. It isn't doing a genocide, like Putin says. It isn't threatening Russia, like Putin says.
And for me that's what matters. All of the rest are real problems but in this context...it's just whataboutism.
And for me that's what matters. All of the rest are real problems but in this context...it's just whataboutism.
We can all commit to supporting anti-corruption measures in Ukraine...right after we make sure Ukraine is still a self-governing democracy rather than a Russian satrapy ruled by some corrupt oligarch crony of Putin.
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